For Greener Skies: Reducing Environmental Impacts of Aviation (2002)
Chapter: Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations
B Acronyms and Abbreviations
AIP
Airport Improvement Program
ASEB
Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board
CO
carbon monoxide
CO2
carbon dioxide
dB
decibel
DNL
day-night average sound level
DoD
Department of Defense
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
EPN dB
effective perceived noise level in decibels
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
FARs
Federal Aviation Regulations
HSCT
high speed civil transport
HSR
High Speed Research (program)
ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organization
IMC
instrument meteorological conditions
INM
Integrated Noise Model
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
MAGENTA
Model for Assessing the Global Exposure to the Noise of Transport Aircraft
MTOW
maximum takeoff weight
NAE
National Academy of Engineering
NAS
National Academy of Sciences
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NOx
oxides of nitrogen
NRC
National Research Council
PFC
Passenger Facility Charge (program)
QAT
Quiet Aircraft Technology (program)
SOx
oxides of sulfur
TRL
technology readiness level
UV
ultraviolet
